430+ threads about this!! Flabbergasted that some never give up! I never knew ACP stood for Air Cadet Parking!
There are EASY ways to get far more cash than standing about pointing at cars being smiled at.
Being seen in the public and the community brings us all a sense of pride by showing the uniform, it may bring in a few cadets but this thread is at grass roots about losing a fundraising opportunity.
In my 22 years as OC and Sector Commander I am proud to boast I have brought in excess of £50k in fundraising. And never once donned a hi-his ves!
Your local MP has a local community pot: £500 per year
Your local councillor has a local community pot: £500 per year
Your local Police constabulary has a local community pot: £500 per year.
National Lottery grants take some time but £10k is achievable, don’t re-invent the wheel, use someone’s successful application and tweak it.
Masons prefer to give equipment rather than cash: 2-3 laptops a year or fund a trip.
Lions Club prefer to give equipment rather than cash: First Aid training stuff.
Rotary Club prefer to give equipment rather than cash: Leadership (MTA kit), AT equipment.
If there is a major building project going on in your area, then they have Cooperate Social Responsibility and must set aside a sizable fund for local community groups. (Hinckley Point gave £3000 of AT equipment to an employee who was an CFAV)
Supermarkets have a local community funding program, that brings in £thousands.
Large companies have Cooperate Social Responsibility and happily hand out hundreds.
5-6 letters a year = £many hundreds if not thousands = thank you photos.
The same letter each year and I easily brough in £3-4K worth of cash or equipment followed by a shake and pose photo for their publicity.
OR…you can make this 500 threads by the end of the week and have wasted that time instead of writing a letter.